October 12, 2020 4:52 PM
IIT Madras develops antimicrobial food wrapping material
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, has developed an antimicrobial food wrapping material. The team of researchers led by Professor Mukesh Doble of the Department of Biotechnology in the institute has said in a release, the novel material is biodegradable and can prevent the contamination of packaged food by bacteria during storage.<br />'' <br />'' It can reduce the plastic waste when disposing the wrappers. He said, it does not cause any toxicity to the food m...